East Greenbush board appoints two new police officers

EAST GREENBUSH - The town board filled two police department vacancies Wednesday afternoon at its organizational meeting at town hall.

Mark J. Herrington, 23, and Matthew C. Wyld, 25, both life-long town residents, were appointed as police officers, bringing the department up to full compliment.

Herrington is a graduate of Union College and most recently worked for the East Greenbush School District. Wyld is a graduate of Central Connecticut College and is employed as a hockey referee.

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Both will attend the Zone 5 Law Enforcement Training Academy beginning this month. The academy program takes six months. After successful completion of the academy, the new officers will undergo a field training program in town before being released for patrol sometime late this summer.